today wednesday 24 Aprilin accordance with calendar the memory of Saints is honored Achilles HieromartyrAgios DukePasikratus and Valention Martyron, Osias Elizabeth miracle worker, Holy Wonderworker.
The names celebrating today are as follows:
- Achilles, Achilles, Achilles, Achilles,
- Duke, Duchess, Duchess,
- Valentina, Valentina, Dina,
- Elizabeth, Eliza, Lisa, Zetta, Zetta, Elli, Veta, Betty, Elizabeth,
- Admirable, Admirable.
Saint Elizabeth the Wonderworker
Osia Elizabeth came from Heraklia in Thrace and lived in the 5th century AD. Her parents were famous and famous, famous for their wealth and famous for their virtue. They lived near Heraclea, with piety having Job as their model. Passionately desiring to imitate Abraham’s hospitality, they generously helped everyone who had material needs.
But sixteen years had passed since they were married and they were still childless. That is why they constantly begged God to give them a child, heir to their family and heir to their wealth. The Lord, who satisfies the requests of His faithful, graciously heard their supplication and did not overlook their prayer.
There was an old custom in that place for Christians to gather in memory of the Holy Martyr Glyceria and celebrate a whole week. Then they were there together with the other Christians and Ossia’s parents. They performed litanies and all-night doxologies and visited the city’s temples, where the holy relics of the forty Holy Women, the deacon Amos and many other Saints were kept. At that time, the highly respected chariot of Agia Glykeria was litanically. But during the Divine Liturgy, which was celebrated by the Bishop of the city of Leo, Elizabeth’s father, Eunomianos, saw the holy car sometimes smiling and sometimes sad. This he regarded as a sign of his faith in the Martyr, and his soul was filled with joy and sorrow together. Together with his wife, they begged the athletic Saint, to loosen the bonds of their sterility and give them a child.
So, when they fell asleep for a while, Eunomianus saw in a dream Saint Glyceria, who said to him: “Why do you trouble me, my man, and ask of me what only God can give you? But if you really give your word that you will acquire a humble heart and spirit and that you will never boast at the expense of others, I pray that the generous Lord will give you a girl through my embassies as soon as possible. You will call this Elizabeth, because she will emerge similar in soul to the mother of John the Forerunner and Baptist”.
His wife immediately conceived and after completing nine months she gave birth to a girl.
Elizabeth was orphaned at an early age and immediately entrusted herself to God and distinguished herself in the ministry of the poor and the least of her brothers. She gave her wealth to the poor and thus with their hands she deposited it with God, while she gave the slaves their freedom.
She reached the heights of sanctity and the Holy God granted her the prescient gift and that of miracle-working.
Today is also Armenian Genocide Remembrance Day and World Day for the Abolition of Animal Testing.
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